AMD Radeon R7 M380 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M

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Combined performance score

GTX 480M
4.17

Radeon R7 M380 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking643632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.45no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3Tropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (13 years old)7 May 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$163 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores352640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speed425 MHz915 MHz
Boost clock speedno data915 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate18.7 billion/sec36.60
Floating-point performance598.4 gflops1,171 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R7 M380 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s32 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinityno data1
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data+
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 APIDirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/Ano data
Mantleno data+
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 480M 4.17
R7 M380 4.30
+3.1%

Radeon R7 M380 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 480M 1617
R7 M380 1668
+3.2%

Radeon R7 M380 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p33
+10%
30−35
−10%
Full HD40
+0%
40−45
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 480M and R7 M380 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 480M is 10% faster than R7 M380

1080p resolution:

  • R7 M380 is 0% faster than GTX 480M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M380 is 50% faster than the GTX 480M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M380 is ahead in 14 tests (23%)
  • there's a draw in 46 tests (77%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.17 4.30
Recency 25 May 2010 7 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R7 M380. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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